| | | | | | | |  Energy Department Official Howard Gruenspecht Announces U.S. Energy Forecasts on December 17
Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy, discussed "EIA Updated Energy Forecasts to 2030" on Wednesday, December 17. Click here for audio of this event.
| | |  SAIS Hosted Book Event on Shah of Iran on December 3
On Wednesday, December 3, Gholam Reza Afkhami, senior scholar at the Foundation for Iranian Studies, discussed his new book, The Life and Times of the Shah. Commentary was provided by Kenneth Pollack, director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution; Vali Nasr, professor of international politics at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; and Azar Nafisi (moderator), director of SAIS Cultural Conversations. Click here for audio of this event.
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| | French Ambassador Pierre Vimont Spoke at SAIS on September 30
Pierre Vimont, French ambassador to the United States, spoke at SAIS on Tuesday, September 30, on "The French Presidency of the European Union: A Mid-Term Assessment." Click here for audio of this event.
| Head of EU Commission Delegation John Bruton Spoke at SAIS on September 24
John Bruton, head of delegation at the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States and former prime minister of Ireland, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, September 24 about "The Future for European Union-United States Economic and Political Relations." Click here for audio of this event.
| Senator Chuck Hagel Spoke at SAIS on September 18
Chuck Hagel, Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, gave the keynote address at a conference at SAIS on Thursday, September 18, entitled “Challenges and Choices in Asia.” Click here for more information. Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Forum on Sovereign Wealth Funds on September 17
SAIS hosted a forum entitled "Sovereign Wealth Funds: Assessing the Risks and the Opportunities" on Wednesday, September 17, featuring Edwin Truman, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; William Miracky, senior partner at the Monitor Group; Roger Leeds, SAIS research professor of International Finance; and Dorothy Sobol (moderator), SAIS senior adjunct professor of International Economics and Emerging Markets. Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Forum on Islam and the West on September 15
SAIS hosted a forum entitled “Existential Threat or Historical Footnote? What Our Obsession With Islam Is Costing Us,” on Monday, September 15, featuring Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author of Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism; Francis Fukuyama, director of the SAIS International Development Program; John Mueller, the Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at Ohio State University; and Adam Garfinkle (moderator), editor of The American Interest. Click here for more information. Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Book Launch Discussion on the Future of Iraq Policy on September 10
On Wednesday, September 10, Linda Robinson, author-in-residence at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS and former U.S. News & World Report senior writer, discussed her new book entitled, Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search For a Way Out of Iraq. Robinson’s remarks were followed by a discussion featuring John Nagl, Center for a New American Security senior fellow and a retired Army officer who served in Iraq; Michael O’Hanlon, Brookings Institution senior fellow; and Thomas Keaney (moderator), Merrill Center acting director. Click here for more information. Click here for audio of this event.
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